Coming to a School Near You- SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL! Full Licensing Details Released

Want to put on SCHOOL OF ROCK at your school? In Spring 2016, that will be a totally viable option.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest rock musical is now open to license for youth productions, with materials available for use in January. BroadwayWorld previously reported that in an unprecedented move, Lloyd Webber had teamed with R&H Theatricals before the show's opening night on Broadway to grant youth performance rights. As of yet, 150 organizations have applied for the rights. Click here to apply.

"This musical is entirely about empowering kids to rock out, so what better way to herald its arrival and celebrate its themes than to allow youth performances from coast-to-coast," Lloyd Webber said about the announcement. "This will allow young fans to engage with the material in a much deeper way, and we think will only heighten enthusiasm for our Broadway premiere."

School of Rock - The Musical began preview performances on Monday, November 9, 2015, and will open tomorrow, Sunday, December 6, 2015.

Based on the smash hit 2003 film, SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL follows Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.

School of Rock - THE MUSICAL features music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor.

Warner Bros. Records released the Original Broadway Cast Recording for SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL on Friday, December 4, 2015, on the eve of opening night. The new album will feature a new score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, along with three songs from the immensely popular 2003 film. Three-time Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo, who has worked with Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Goo Goo Dolls, Phil Collins, and Gary Clark Jr., produced the album along with Lloyd Webber.

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